Search Results - "Peter Holtz"

Does Postmodernism Really Entail a Disregard for the Truth? Similarities and Differences in Postmodern and Critical Rationalist Conceptualizations of Truth, Progress, and Empirical Research Methods by Holtz, Peter

“…Within this article, I will compare postmodernist and critical rationalist conceptualizations of epistemological key concepts such as truth, progress, and…”
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False certainty in the acquisition of anatomical and physiotherapeutic knowledge by von Hoyer, Johannes, Bientzle, Martina, Cress, Ulrike, Grosser, Johannes, Kimmerle, Joachim, Peter Holtz

“…Abstract Background Efficient metacognitive monitoring, that is the monitoring of one’s own thought processes and specifically one’s state of knowledge, is…”
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The Search as Learning Spaceship: Toward a Comprehensive Model of Psychological and Technological Facets of Search as Learning by von Hoyer, Johannes, Hoppe, Anett, Kammerer, Yvonne, Otto, Christian, Pardi, Georg, Rokicki, Markus, Yu, Ran, Dietze, Stefan, Ewerth, Ralph, Holtz, Peter

“…Using a Web search engine is one of today's most frequent activities. Exploratory search activities which are carried out in order to gain knowledge are…”
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The Impact of Topic Characteristics and Threat on Willingness to Engage with Wikipedia Articles: Insights from Laboratory Experiments by Yenikent, Seren, Holtz, Peter, Kimmerle, Joachim

“…A growing body of research aims to identify the factors that motivate people to make contributions in Wikipedia. We conducted two laboratory experiments to…”
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Accounting for a riot: Religious identity, denying one's prejudice, and the tool of blasphemy by Putra, Idhamsyah Eka, Wagner, Wolfgang, Holtz, Peter, Rufaedah, Any

“…This paper presents an analysis of interviews of participants in a political manifestation in Indonesia about the reasons for the rally and the resulting riot…”
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Positive essentialization reduces prejudice: Reminding participants of a positive human nature alleviates the stigma of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) descent by Putra, Idhamsyah Eka, Holtz, Peter, Pitaloka, Ardiningtiyas, Kronberger, Nicole, Arbiyah, Nurul

“…This study aims to demonstrate and change negative perceptions of descendants of members of the Indonesian Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia/PKI), a…”
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The triple‐filter bubble: Using agent‐based modelling to test a meta‐theoretical framework for the emergence of filter bubbles and echo chambers by Geschke, Daniel, Lorenz, Jan, Holtz, Peter

“…Filter bubbles and echo chambers have both been linked recently by commentators to rapid societal changes such as Brexit and the polarization of the US…”
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Internet use and video gaming predict problem behavior in early adolescence by Holtz, Peter, Appel, Markus

“…Abstract In early adolescence, the time spent using the Internet and video games is higher than in any other present-day age group. Due to age-inappropriate…”
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Two Questions to Foster Critical Thinking in the Field of Psychology by Holtz, Peter

“…There are many factors that contribute to the present crisis of confidence in psychology, among them epistemological causes: Under pressure to ‘publish or…”
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Two Questions to Foster Critical Thinking in the Field of Psychology: Are There Any Reasons to Expect a Different Outcome, and What Are the Consequences If We Don’t Find What We Were Looking For? by Holtz, Peter

“…There are many factors that contribute to the present crisis of confidence in psychology, among them epistemological causes: Under pressure to ‘publish or…”
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The improvement of student teachers' instructional quality during a 15-week field experience: a latent multimethod change analysis by Holtz, Peter, Gnambs, Timo

“…Most studies evaluating the effectiveness of school internships have relied on self-assessments that are prone to self-presentational distortions. Therefore,…”
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Falsificationism is not just ‘potential’ falsifiability, but requires ‘actual’ falsification: Social psychology, critical rationalism, and progress in science by Holtz, Peter, Monnerjahn, Peter

“…Based on an analysis of ten popular introductions to social psychology, we will show that Karl Popper's philosophy of ‘critical rationalism’ so far has had…”
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False certainty as an unwanted side effect of knowledge acquisition in computer-based online search and content learning by von Hoyer, Johannes F., Kimmerle, Joachim, Cress, Ulrike, Holtz, Peter

“…Previous research has shown that learners’ subjective certainty in the assumed correctness of their false answers to a knowledge test increased after online…”
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Analyzing Internet Forums: A Practical Guide by Holtz, Peter, Kronberger, Nicole, Wagner, Wolfgang

“…Within Internet forums, members of certain (online) communities discuss matters of concern to the respective groups, with comparatively few social restraints…”
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Effects of Contributor Experience on the Quality of Health-Related Wikipedia Articles by Holtz, Peter, Fetahu, Besnik, Kimmerle, Joachim

“…Consulting the Internet for health-related information is a common and widespread phenomenon, and Wikipedia is arguably one of the most important resources for…”
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The improvement of student teachers' instructional quality during a 15-week field experience: a latent multimethod change analysis/ Peter Holtz: Timo Gnambs by Holtz, Peter, Gnambs, Timo

“…Most studies evaluating the effectiveness of school internships have relied on self-assessments that are prone to self-presentational distortions. Therefore,…”
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Cross-Cultural Psychology and the Rise of Academic Capitalism: Linguistic Changes in CCR and JCCP Articles, 1970-2014 by Holtz, Peter, Deutschmann, Emanuel, Dobewall, Henrik

“…Recently, several studies have investigated developments in academic language over the last four decades: An analysis of a large number of PubMed abstracts by…”
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Using big data techniques for measuring productive friction in mass collaboration online environments by Holtz, Peter, Kimmerle, Joachim, Cress, Ulrike

“…The advent of the social web brought with it challenges and opportunities for research on learning and knowledge construction. Using the online-encyclopedia…”
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Acquisition of false certainty: Learners increase their confidence in the correctness of incorrect answers after online information search by von Hoyer, Johannes F., Kimmerle, Joachim, Holtz, Peter

“…Background Explorative online information search activities are self‐regulated learning processes that require monitoring in the form of accurate metacognitive…”
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German Muslims and the ‘Integration Debate’: Negotiating Identities in the Face of Discrimination by Holtz, Peter, Dahinden, Janine, Wagner, Wolfgang

“…Based on five focus groups (total N  = 56) with German Muslims, we analyze discourses on the experience of discrimination and feelings of national and…”
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